Storm-window opener.



G. H. KELLEY.

STORM WINDOW OPENER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNEZO, i917.

fgggygn Patented Jan. 29, 1018.

GEORGE HpLELLEY, GIE" SUTI :neef-inw.

[application flied Sinne 19??. Serial Zito. lf'fefzl.

more particularly Yto an appliance which ie* connected. with the slidingr sashv and also with the frame of the storm-Windovvv whereby t0 automatically open the storm-window when the sliding sash is elevated, und to hold open the storm-WindoW; Y

An object of the invention is to provide' ai simple and inexpensive, storm-window opener that shall be so constructed andarranged :is to loe capable of automatically openingr or closingr the storm-wind w when the sliding sash is moved. Another object is to provide an improved stoi-niwiiidoiv opener that shall he composed or" readilyseparable parts to permit tlie'stoi-iiiwiiirlow to he swung on its hinges away fromtlie sliding sash or sashes to permit the windows lo he easily cleaned. further object is to provide a ystorrnwvindow opener that may be readily applied to the windows Without requiring alteration of the window structure and which shall be' so constructed as to he reliable, durable and economical in use.

With the above-mentioned and other ohjects in View, the invention consists in an appliance that is designed to ne connected to a vertically-sliding sash and also to a Referring to the draWings,-Figure l is a transverse vertical section of e window structure of the common type provided with Specification of Letters villustratini' -tlie 4 operation o the invention, the i sash and an upper sash 5 o e hinged; eterni-window; Fig., 2 is n frag inentery tiiinsverse vertical section on enlarged scale and yslnivving the lower sash oi tliewindowpartially elevated.; Fig. 3 is e perspective view of e. eo'niiiined, guide and stop with 'which the storrnwindoiv ie pro vided; el Vis e perspecti .i view of the appliance which is mounted en the leviera sliding sash of the Window to cooperate with the combined guide and stop; iig. li is a l sectional detail of the appliance for the lower sash Fig. 6 is a, iraginentay elevation of the 'exterior olf the window structure minus the storniovindovv; end, Fig. is e ilragmentary sectional elevation approxi mately on the line VlMVlL on Fig. l..

Similar reference characters on the .several figures ofthe drawings indicate correspond ing elements or 'tentures of herein referred te in detail,

lin the drawings e, common type wir@ low structure is shown. :for the purpose of application sind. mode of comprising a suitable traine l. haii/ing' e win dow sill 2 and en external. casing 3, e lower o ng arranged lo slide vertically in 4the wini'ioiv iframe,l A stoi'iriewiiitlow traine l is fitted 'to the external casing' and connected at its upper' end by means of hinges 7 to the easing, so that the construction lower end of the storm-Window swung outwardly.

The invention iiiclin'lee a bracket. which comprises a liiise l that is secured to the liont or outside ot' the lower portion or" the lixed to the heee, :ind a journal nox or lioss l() fixed on the arm and adapted to support a journal horizontally. An adjuster lieallfll is ewiveleel to 4the bracketl the head as shown having ioi'ii'iial l2 fixed thereon tliatis rotatively mounted in the journal lic-x. The adjuster head hns a here i3 therein extending transversely .vitli respect to 'the journal and has a, screw threaded hole 1li that extends; from the front end. oi the head tothe eene und has @i eet scifewrlli arranged therein. .A'push'rod le is anenged in the here l2 so ne he adMA jtisted longitudinally with rei-peet to the j on the enter portion of the push-rod and; in

supported. by the pusieron in hoiinontel ne Il l, il

'raised more or less,

(Lait lation at the inside or the traine of the storm-window, and guided behind a coni.-

bined guide-and stop bar 18 which. is verti 'hevin' a sto shoulder 19 on its un' er endl which has a lbase 'toot 20 that is secured to the storni-.Window frame and hes also astop shoulder 21 on its lower end which has a base foot 22 that is secured also to the frame, 'said guide and stop bar having' e vertical slot 23 therein in which the push rod open' ates, vthe cross-'bar 17 being between the said stop bar and the vtraine tobe stopped in its upward movement against 'the shoulder 19 and against the shoulder 2.1v when moved downward.

Preferably e spring is provided which comprises a coil 4Qd'arra-nged about the 'journal box 10 and the adjuster head l1 and having en arm 25 that engages the under side of the arm 9 and having also an arm 26 in engagement with the push-rod 16 so as to tend to 'swing the push-rod upwardly or toprevent the push rod from freely/'swinging downwardly. The spring; however may he omitted in some cases if desired but is an advantage in assisting` to close the storniwindow tightly. I

lin practical use the lower sash depending upon the length of the guide and stop her 18, and when raised until the cross-bar 17 is brought 'into Contact with the stop shoulder 19, after which upon further raising the sash, the push-'bar extending upwardly and ont-- wai'dly at an oblique angle exerts e. force against the storm-Window frame and pushes it open, as indicated by broken lines in Fig. 1. lf however the window sash is moved te an intermediate position without causing the storni-window to be opened, the .latter may 'oe pushed out by hand and 'the pushw rod set by hand to the 'proper angle to hold open the storm-window in adjusted. position, the weight of'the storm-window exerted against the crossbar 17 frictionally holding the cross-nar in place. `When the sash is moved down to closed position the cross-oer 17 is brought into Contact with the stop shoulder 21 and assists to close the storinwindow which, however, will close by in@ force of gravity but is prevented from ruttling by' drafts of air if the appliance includes 'the spring which exerts its .force against the push-rod 16 to hold the storin- Window tightly in closed position. Vv' hen it is desired to clean the Windows the set-screw 15 may be loosened and the push-rod 16 withdrawn from the-adjuster heed to perinit the steun-window to be manually swung ontsverd to afford clearance for the work-v nien to werk between the stornrwindow and the sliding'Window'sashes.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as :new is-- I3l. A storm-vvindow opener including:r a hrachetqnn adjuster head swiveled to the breclcet, a combined guide and stop bar having e stop shoulder and also a slot entending to the shoulder, and a push-rod secured to the adjuster head and extending through the slot of said. bar, the push-rod having a Cross-ber en its endto engage the back und the shoulder of said-ber.

2. 151 storin-windowopener comprising a. bracket, en adjuster head-swiveled on the bracket7 e 'Gush-rod secured near one endy thereof to the adjuster head and having; a 4crossbar on its opposite end, e combined Lguide und stop bar having a slot therein loosely receiving the pushrod., the back oit said stop ber gui-ding the crossbar, and a l .niey oe spring extending about the adjuster head and having' an erm engaging the bracket7 the spi-ine,n having' also an arm engaging the push-rod to drew the cross-bar to the' back of stop bei.

- 3, A sterni-wiiidow opener comprising a bracket having a journal. box, an adjuster head havinn,` a journal thereon end also a bore in the head transversely of the journal., the Aiournal being rotatively supported in the joui-nal box, the head having a' o a screwthreaded hole therein extending' from its Lfront end to said bore in alineinent with said journal, e set-screw inserted in thc sere-w threedcd hole, n @ushered extending through said bore and engaged by said set-screw, and e coinhq ed guide end stop bei' with which the puslrrcd eoperates.

1n testimony whereof, l ufiix iny signature in presence of two witnesses.

N'ii/"itinesses: V

N. TigfiLL-imrson, iiivnnniv n d soA ine 

